God promises healing
Malachi 4:2 But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.”
Psalm 103:2-3 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases
Jesus' ministry involved healing
Acts 10:38
..God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
By His stripes we are healed
Isaiah 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
God's Word has healing power
Psalm 107:20 He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
John 4:50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
God's Word has creative power
Psalm 33:6, 9
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.... For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
God's Word has cleansing power
John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
God's Word promises cleansing
2 Peter 1:4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
We should now acquaint ourselves with God by proving his promises.
[Great Controversy, p. 622]
God is willing to give us health
Matthew 8:1-3 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
We should make up our minds to be well
There are thousands who can recover health if they will. The Lord does not want them to be sick. He desires them to be well and happy, and they should make up their minds to be well. [Ministry of Healing 246]
Preventing Disease
Exodus 15:26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”
Faith and Obedience
John 5:5-9
Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
Believers can share God's healing with others
Mark 16:17-18
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
James 5:13-16 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
For those who fear dying:
Psalm. 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Job 13:15
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
Emotional Healing
If you've been "bitten" by hurt and you feel like you're dying inside, look to Jesus and you'll find new life (Numbers 21:8, John 3:14-15). If people have failed to you in your time of need, don't take it personally because in failing you they were also failing Jesus (Matthew 25:44-45). Haven't we all failed Him at some point? (Romans 3:23) Yet what did Jesus do in spite of our failings? He "bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed." 1 Peter 2:24.
Music and Emotional Health
1 Samuel 16:23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.
Looking to Jesus prevents discouragement
Hebrews 12:2-4 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
Luke 23:33-34 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
A Merry Heart and Wholesome Tongue (Healthy Talk)
Proverbs 17 :22
A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Healing found in helping others in need
Isaiah 58:6-9 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ (this passage continues on in Isaiah 58:9-12)
A Prayer for Healing
Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Generosity in the bible
Deuteronomy 15:7-8 If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives.
Psalm 41:1
Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 112:5
A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 11:24-25 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.
Proverbs 11:26 The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Matthew 6:1-4 Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
Matthew 10:42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
Matthew 25:40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Matthew 10:8b ...."Freely you have received, freely give"
Acts 20:35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Philippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
1 John 3:17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Another relevant verse:
1 Chronicles 29:14b .... For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You.
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives.
Psalm 41:1
Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 112:5
A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 11:24-25 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.
Proverbs 11:26 The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Matthew 6:1-4 Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
Matthew 10:42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
Matthew 25:40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Matthew 10:8b ...."Freely you have received, freely give"
Acts 20:35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Philippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
1 John 3:17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Another relevant verse:
1 Chronicles 29:14b .... For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You.
Monday, September 3, 2018
The Power of God's Word
God's word made the heavens and earth
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
The Word is God, He made all things and in Him is life
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
The word of His power upholds all things
Hebrews 1:3a
"who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power..."
Accomplishes God’s Purpose
Isaiah 55:11 (ESV)
Isaiah 55:11 (ESV)
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
God's word gives you faith
Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
God's word makes you born again
1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever
James 1:18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever
James 1:18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
God's word gives life
Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
John 5:24 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
God's word testifies of Jesus
John 5:39 [Jesus said] You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
God's word works effectively in those who believe1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
God's word gives light and understanding
Psalm 119:130
The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
God's word discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
God's word enables you to know the truth and sets you free
John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
God's word cleanses
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
God's word heals
Psalm 107:20
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
God's word revives
Psalm 119:25 My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
Meditating on God's word leads to spiritual fruit and success
Psalm 1:2-3 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
God's word rejoices the heart and enlightens the eyes
Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
God's word converts the soul and makes you wise
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
God's word keeps you from sin
Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 17:4 Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
God's word sanctifies you
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
God's word builds you up
Acts 20:32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
God's word upholds you
Psalm 119:116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
God's word is able to make you wise unto salvation
2 Timothy 3:15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
God's word is able to save your soul
James 1:21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Psalm 1:2-3 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
God's word rejoices the heart and enlightens the eyes
Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
God's word converts the soul and makes you wise
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
God's word keeps you from sin
Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 17:4 Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
God's word sanctifies you
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
God's word builds you up
Acts 20:32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
God's word upholds you
Psalm 119:116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
God's word is able to make you wise unto salvation
2 Timothy 3:15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
God's word is able to save your soul
James 1:21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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